Gov. Buni presides over executive council meeting, highlights 2024 achievements
Story by Sa’adatu MAINA, Damaturu
Yobe State Governor, Mai Mala Buni, has chaired the first state Executive Council Meeting for the year 2025.
The governor highlighted some achievements recorded in the state about the implementation of the 2024 budget.
During the meeting, Governor Buni reflected on the preceding year, noting it as one in which the state government was able to execute many projects and programmes that had positive impacts on the lives of the people of the state.
These projects and programmes cut across many sectors, including healthcare, agriculture, education, road construction, and empowerment, among others.
Briefing journalists on the outcome of the meeting, the state commissioner, of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Information and Culture, Alhaji Abdullahi Bego, said the governor expressed confidence that many of the ongoing legacy projects of the administration will be completed and commissioned this year.
He stated that the projects include the Potiskum Modern Market and the Ngalda and Yunusari markets, all of which are currently at 90% stages of completion with the Geidam Modern Market which is now at 75% completion stage.
Bego revealed that despite initial delays in its execution, work is also ongoing at the Potiskum Truck Transit Park and is now at 90 per cent completion stage.
“His Excellency has also built four modern SESAME SEEDS processing factories in Machina, Nguru, Potiskum and Damaturu, all of them have been 100% completed and will be commissioned soon.
“In the area of road construction, many road projects have been completed but all other major ongoing road projects will be completed and commissioned this year.
“These include Fika-Maluri road (first phase completed; second phase ongoing); Kukuri-Chukuriwa-Dawasa (95% completion stage); Karasuwa- Galu- to Gashu’a main road (completed); Gashu’a-Masaba road (48% completion stage); Chumbusko-Tagali road (100%completed); Nguru-Balanguwa (75% completion stage); Balanguwa-Kumaganam (a part of the Trans-Saharan road network at 60% completion stage).
“Others are Danchuwa-Garin Bingel (100% completed); and the Danchuwa-Jajere road (97% completion stage), amongst others.
He further stated that, during the meeting, Governor Buni thanked members of the council for the success that Yobe recorded with regards to the implementation of the 2024 budget where it emerged as one of the best-performing states in the country.
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